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<br />philosophy and strategy. Communications would also work directly with North Metro <br />Television. <br /> <br />Staff is requesting consideration of an additional full-time Communications position. <br />With Council approval, staff will finalize the organization/department structure, position <br />description, and compensation for Council to review. Likely, this information would be <br />available by the April 12, 2021 Council Work Session. <br /> <br />To fund the position in 2021, staff is proposing the use of the Communications Fund. <br />There is currently more than $250,000 in the fund. The revenue source for this fund is the <br />monthly franchise fees and PEG fees the City receives from North Metro Television <br />based on the number of Comcast cable subscribers in Lino Lakes. In March, the City <br />received its 2020 share of cable revenue in the amount of $64,000, which is consistent <br />with the amount received for 2019. Going forward, the Communications position would <br />be jointly funded by an annual transfer from the Communications Fund and through the <br />city’s General Fund budget. <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Council Direction <br /> <br />Staff is seeking Council direction to move forward with finalizing the Communications <br />organization/department structure, position description, and compensation for Council <br />consideration. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />None <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />